Palettes / Colors / #BDCA9D

#BDCA9D — Light Dusty Green

#BDCA9D is a green color we call Light Dusty Green, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the green family.

#BDCA9D is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A99CC9; it also sits naturally between #C9C09C and #A5C99C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 79% · Blue 62%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 22% · Key 21%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BDCA9D

.text { color: #BDCA9D; }
.background { background-color: #BDCA9D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDCA9D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 202, 157); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(77, 30%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDCA9D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 202, 157, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDCA9D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 202, 157, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BDCA9D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDCA9D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A99CC9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDCA9D: #000000.

How #BDCA9D looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BDCA9D rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BDCA9C  ·  #BDCA9E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDCA9D?

#BDCA9D is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 189, 202, 157). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDCA9D?

#BDCA9D is RGB 189, 202, 157 — HSL 77°, 30%, 70% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 22%, 21%.

What colors go with #BDCA9D?

Its complement is #A99CC9; analogous partners are #C9C09C and #A5C99C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDCA9D for text?

Black text on #BDCA9D has a contrast ratio of 12.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.74:1.